# CVE-2019-11717: A vulnerability exists where the caret ("^") character is improperly escaped constructing some URIs due to it being used as a separator, all

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 60.8, 68
- Published: 2019-07-23 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- Mozilla Firefox ESR: fixed in 60.8
- Mozilla Firefox: fixed in 68
- Mozilla Thunderbird: fixed in 60.8

## Description

A vulnerability exists where the caret ("^") character is improperly escaped constructing some URIs due to it being used as a separator, allowing for possible spoofing of origin attributes. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 60.8, Firefox < 68, and Thunderbird < 60.8.

## What to do

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## References

- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-21/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-22/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-23/
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1548306
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00055.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00058.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00001.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00002.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-12
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-20
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00073.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00010.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00009.html

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